Thomas M. Vivaldelli was promoted to vice president in the...

Thomas M. Vivaldelli was promoted to vice president in the Chicago regional office of the Abacus Group.

Mark J. Lasman, president of David M. Kaufman Associates Inc., was appointed to the economic development committee for the village of Highland Park.

C. Foster Brown III was named director of product management for the Ceco Door division of Ceco Corp., Oak Brook.

Robert E. Elberson, president and chief operating officer of Sara Lee Corp., was elected a director of CBI Industries Inc., Oak Brook.

Stephen W. Edwards, general agent for the Chicago Edwards Agency office of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., was appointed to the board of directors of Upbancorp Inc. and its Uptown National Bank of Chicago subsidiary; Uptown announced that Joan E. Hader was named assistant vice president and manager of the personal-banking center, and Patricia L. Emans was made auditor.

Karl Berolzheimer, senior vice president and general counsel of Centel Corp., and Charles G. Cooper, executive vice president of Helene Curtis Industries, were elected to the board of directors of Devon Bank.

James L. Katz was named vice president-finance and chief financial officer and Donald A. Biesack was made vice president-human resources for AM International Inc.

Forrest L. Haney was named vice president and controller of the food-service group, and Charles L. Reid was promoted to director of urban affairs and equal employment opportunity, for Kraft Inc., Glenview.

Frank Morelli was appointed vice president of quality for Hart Schaffner & Marx, a unit of Hartmarx Corp.; Hartmarx also announced that Robert Wishnoff was named director of stores for its Field Bros. specialty-store group, New York.

Jan Foody was named a vice president of Draper and Kramer Inc.

F. Michael Gallagher was made vice president and chief financial officer of the consumer-products segment of Beatrice Cos. Inc.

Patricia A. Meyer-Mesch was appointed vice president-marketing and public relations for the Institute for Motivational Development (Lombard); it was also announced that Robert B. Miller was named director of Chicago IMD.

Janet Kreig, a founding member of Facility Design Associates Inc. of Chicago, was elected national vice president of the Institute of Business Designers.

Zane D. Smith was named vice president-corporation counsel of Synergism Inc., which also announced that Earl MacTavish was appointed sales manager for the firm`s Citimart brokerage division.

Sharon Fierro was promoted to corporate controller of Playboy Enterprises Inc.; Playboy also announced that Blair Waddick was elected account executive of Playboy magazine`s Chicago office.

Lane Industries, Northbrook, made the following announcements: William R. Chambers was elected vice president-controller; Gregory G. Connell was named vice president-corporate relations; and Richard R. Fabbrini was chosen as vice president-taxes.

Richard E. Hinks Jr. was named head of the real estate appraisal division for Philip Pollack & Co. Inc., Northbrook).

Michael B. Whiteman was promoted to director of sales for Sheldon F. Good & Co.

Byron L. Gregory was named to head the attorney litigation department for McDermott, Will & Emery.

David C. Hannum was promoted to engineering manager for Abbott Laboratories` Abbott Park pharmaceutical-products manufacturing, in the firm`s pharmaceutical-products division; Abbott Labs also announced that J. Anders Kaev had been made manager of process engineering in the pharmaceutical-products division.

Buz Zimbelmann was elected to the sales staff of Columbia Graphics Corp.

Margaret Werd was named director of corporate sales and Kevin Conley was made account manager for CompuTrain Inc., Palatine.

Rob Kennedy was appointed director of sales and marketing and Brain Galey was named project manager for Kennedy Development Group, Palatine.

Sheldon Suga was named resident manager of the Sheraton Plaza Hotel.

Robert M. Reilley was made assistant account manager of Semel-Kaye & Co., Northbrook.

Pamela D. Mitroff was named manager of the health care cost management department of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

Samuel A. Gentile Jr. was named assistant Midwest regional administrator for procurement assistance for the Small Business Administration.